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CE MultiTesterXA 

MI 3394 

Quick Guide

 

Ver. 1.1.2, Code no. 20 752 431 

 
 

Summary of Contents for CE MultiTesterXA MI 3394

Page 1: ...CE MultiTesterXA MI 3394 Quick Guide Ver 1 1 2 Code no 20 752 431 ...

Page 2: ... Union requirements for EMC LVD ROHS regulations 2015 Metrel The trade names Metrel Smartec Eurotest Autosequence are trademarks registered or pending in Europe and other countries No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without permission in writing from METREL Note This document is not a supplement to the Instruction manual ...

Page 3: ...cription 6 2 1 Front panel 6 3 Instrument operation 8 3 1 General meaning of keys 8 3 2 General meaning of touch gestures 8 3 3 Symbols and messages 9 4 Single tests 12 4 1 Single test measurements 12 4 1 1 Continuity 12 4 1 2 HV AC 13 4 1 3 HV DC 15 4 1 4 HV AC programmable 17 4 1 5 HV DC programmable 19 4 1 6 Insulation resistance Riso Riso S 21 4 1 7 Sub leakage Isub Isub S 24 4 1 8 Differentia...

Page 4: ...ed Do not use the instrument and accessories if any damage is noticed Consider all generally known precautions in order to avoid risk of electric shock while dealing with hazardous voltages Use only standard or optional test accessories supplied by your distributor Only test adapters provided or approved by Metrel should be connected to TC1 test and communication connectors Use only earthed mains ...

Page 5: ...t is a good practice to use lowest possible trip out current 1 1 2 2 Diff Leakage Ipe Leakage Touch Leakage Power Leak s Power It is advisable not to run tested devices with load currents above 10 A for more than 15 minutes Load currents higher than 10 A can result in high temperatures of On Off switch and fuse holders 1 1 3 Markings on the instrument Read the Instruction manual with special care ...

Page 6: ...s T 16 A 250 V 4 On Off switch 5 Test connections TC1 for external test adapters 6 Mains test socket 7 P S probe connector 8 Keypad 9 HV output connectors 10 HV output warning lamp 11 Continuity connectors 12 Insulation Subleakage connectors 13 Discharging time connectors 14 Colour TFT display with touch screen 15 Control outputs 16 Control inputs 17 Multipurpose RS232 1 port ...

Page 7: ...MI 3394 CE MultiTesterXA Instrument description 7 18 Multipurpose RS232 2 port 19 Ethernet connector not yet functional in this model 20 USB connector 21 MicroSD card slot ...

Page 8: ... control panel show detailed view of options HV Test key is used to start and stop HV tests 3 2 General meaning of touch gestures Tap briefly touch surface with fingertip is used to select appropriate option confirm selected option start and stop measurements Swipe press move lift up down is used to scroll content in same level navigate between views in same level long Long press touch surface wit...

Page 9: ... very low resistance of the device under test supply input was measured This can result in a high current after applying power to the device under test If the too high current is only of short duration caused by a short inrush current the test can be performed otherwise not Select YES to proceed with or NO to cancel measurement Resistance L N 30 Ω In pre test a low input resistance of the device u...

Page 10: ... current was detected It is likely that a dangerous leakage current higher than 3 5 mA will flow after applying power to the device under test Select YES to proceed with or NO to cancel measurement The measured leakage Idiff Ipe Itouch current was higher than 20 mA Measurement was aborted Press OK to continue The load current exceeded the highest upper limit of 10 A for the Discharging time test P...

Page 11: ...output Withstanding test voltage Insulation test voltage or mains voltage Warning A very high and dangerous voltage is will be present on the instrument output Withstanding test voltage Test passed Test failed Conditions on the input terminals allow starting the measurement consider other displayed warnings and messages Conditions on the input terminals do not allow starting the measurement consid...

Page 12: ...ntinuity test menu Test results sub results R Resistance Test parameters Output connections Output 4 wire P PE Test current I out 0 2 A 4 A 10 A 25 A Duration Duration Off 2 s 180 s Test limits H Limit R H limit Off 0 01 Ω 9 Ω L Limit R L limit Off 0 01 Ω 9 Ω Test circuit Figure 4 2 Measurement of continuity 4 wire ...

Page 13: ...2 terminals on the instrument 4 wire or connect test lead to P S terminal 2 wire measurement P S PE Connect test leads to device under test Start measurement Measurement can be stopped manually or by timer Save results optional Figure 4 4 Examples of Continuity measurement results 4 1 2 HV AC IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE Refer to chapter 1 1 Warnings and notes for more information regarding safe use of t...

Page 14: ... Test parameters AC test voltage U test 100 V 5000 V in steps of 10 V Duration t end Off 1 s 120 s Test limits High limit I H limit 0 5 mA 100 mA Low limit I L limit Off 0 5 mA 100 mA Test circuit Figure 4 6 HV AC measurement HV AC measurement procedure Select the HV AC function Set test parameters limits Connect HV test leads to HV and HV terminals on the instrument Connect HV test leads to devic...

Page 15: ...ment results Note First HV measurement after power on the instrument if password protection is enabled or first HV measurement after enabling or changing password require entering password for enabling HV test 4 1 3 HV DC IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE Refer to chapter 1 1 Warnings and notes for more information regarding safe use of the instrument Figure 4 8 HV DC test menu ...

Page 16: ...Test limits High limit I H limit 0 05 mA 10 0 mA Low limit I L limit Off 0 05 mA 10 0 mA Test circuit Figure 4 9 HV DC measurement HV DC measurement procedure Select the HV DC function Set test parameters limits Connect HV test leads to HV and HV terminals on the instrument Connect HV test leads to device under test Start measurement Measurement can be stopped manually or by timer Save results opt...

Page 17: ...anging password require entering password for enabling HV test 4 1 4 HV AC programmable IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE Refer to chapter 1 1 Warnings and notes for more information regarding safe use of the instrument In the HV AC programmable test the time dependency of high voltage can be set according to diagram on Figure 4 11 Figure 4 11 Voltage time diagram of the HV AC programmable test Figure 4 12 HV...

Page 18: ... parameters Starting AC test voltage U start 100 V 5000 V in steps of 10 V AC test voltage U test 100 V 5000 V in steps of 10 V Duration of starting voltage t start 1 s 120 s Duration of ramp t ramp 2 s 60 s Duration of test voltage t end Off 1 s 120 s Test limits High limit I H limit 0 5 mA 100 mA Low limit I L limit Off 0 5 mA 100 mA Test circuit Figure 4 13 HV AC programmable test ...

Page 19: ...ment after power on the instrument if password protection is enabled or first HV measurement after enabling or changing password require entering password for enabling HV test 4 1 5 HV DC programmable IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE Refer to chapter 1 1 Warnings and notes for more information regarding safe use of the instrument In the HV DC programmable test the time dependency of high voltage can be set a...

Page 20: ...120 s Test limits High limit I H limit 0 05 mA 10 0 mA Low limit I L limit Off 0 05 mA 10 0 mA Test circuit Figure 4 16 HV DC programmable test HV DC programmable test procedure Select the HV DC programmable function Set test parameters limits Connect HV test leads to HV and HV terminals on the instrument Connect HV test leads to device under test Start measurement Measurement can be stopped manua...

Page 21: ...esults sub results Riso Insulation resistance Riso S Insulation resistance S Um Test voltage Test parameters Nominal test voltage Uiso 50 V 100 V 250 V 500 V 1000 V Duration Duration Off 2 s 180 s Type of test Type Riso Riso S Riso Riso S Output connections Riso ISO ISO Socket LN PE Socket LN P S Output connections Riso S Socket LN P S Test limits H Limit Riso H limit Off 0 10 MΩ 10 0 MΩ L Limit R...

Page 22: ...MI 3394 CE MultiTesterXA Single tests 22 Figure 4 19 Measurement of insulation resistance ISO ISO Figure 4 20 Measurement of insulation resistance Socket LN PE ...

Page 23: ... leads to device under test or Connect device to mains test socket For Riso S test additionally connect test lead to P S terminal on instrument and then connect test lead to device Start measurement Measurement can be stopped manually or by timer Save results optional Figure 4 22 Examples of Insulation resistance measurement results Note When P S probe is connected during the Riso measurement then...

Page 24: ...arameters Type of test Type Isub Isub S Isub Isub S Output voltage Output 40 Vac Duration Duration Off 2 s 180 s Output connections Isub SUB1 SUB2 Socket LN PE Socket LN P S Output connections Isub S Socket LN P S Test limits H Limit Isub H limit Off 0 25 mA 15 0 mA L Limit Isub L limit Off 0 25 mA 15 0 mA H Limit Isub S H limit Off 0 25 mA 15 0 mA L Limit Isub S L limit Off 0 25 mA 15 0 mA ...

Page 25: ... CE MultiTesterXA Single tests 25 Test circuits Figure 4 24 Measurement of Sub leakage SUB1 SUB2 Figure 4 25 Measurement of Sub leakage socket LN PE Figure 4 26 Measurement of Sub leakage Sub leakage S socket ...

Page 26: ...y or by timer Save results optional Figure 4 27 Examples of Sub leakage measurement results Note When P S probe is connected during the Sub leakage measurement then the current through it is also considered 4 1 8 Differential Leakage Figure 4 28 Differential Leakage test menu Test results sub results Idiff Differential Leakage current P Power Test parameters Duration Duration Off 2 s 180 s Change ...

Page 27: ...ections Socket L N PE P S Test circuit Figure 4 29 Measurement of Differential Leakage current Differential Leakage measurement procedure Select the Differential Leakage function Set test parameters limits Connect device under test to mains test socket and optionally to P S terminal Start measurement Measurement can be stopped manually or by timer Save results optional Figure 4 30 Examples of Diff...

Page 28: ...wo sequential steps with 5 s delay in between The phase voltage is firstly applied to the right live output of the mains test socket and secondly to the left live output of the mains test socket NO The phase voltage is applied only to the right live output of the mains test socket Output connections Socket L N PE Test limits H Limit Ipe H limit Off 0 25 mA 15 0 mA L Limit Ipe L limit Off 0 25 mA 1...

Page 29: ...kage Figure 4 34 Touch Leakage test menu Test results sub results Itou Touch Leakage current P Power Test parameters Duration Duration Off 2 s 180 s Change status Change YES NO YES The instrument measures leakage current in two sequential steps with 5 s delay in between The phase voltage is firstly applied to the right live output of the mains test socket and secondly to the left live output of th...

Page 30: ...Leakage current Touch Leakage measurement procedure Select the Touch Leakage function Set test parameters limits Connect device under test to mains test socket Connect test lead to P S terminal on the instrument and on device under test Start measurement Measurement can be stopped manually or by timer Save results optional Figure 4 36 Examples of Touch Leakage measurement results ...

Page 31: ...ctive power PF Power factor THDu Total harmonic distortion voltage THDi Total harmonic distortion current Cos Φ cosinus Φ I Load current U Voltage Test parameters Duration Duration Off 2 s 180 s Output connections Socket L N Test limits H Limit P H limit Off 10 W 3 50 kW L Limit P L limit Off 10 W 3 50 kW Test circuit Figure 4 38 Measurement of Power ...

Page 32: ...Figure 4 39 Examples of Power measurement results 4 1 12 Leak s Power Figure 4 40 Leak s Power measurement menu Test results sub results P Active power Itou Touch Leakage current Idiff Differential Leakage current S Apparent power Q Reactive power PF Power factor THDu Total harmonic distortion voltage THDi Total harmonic distortion current Cos Φ cosinus Φ I Load current U Voltage Test parameters D...

Page 33: ...Socket L N Socket L N PE P Test limits H Limit P H limit Off 10 W 3 50 kW L Limit P L limit Off 10 W 3 50 kW H Limit Idiff H limit Off 0 25 mA 15 0 mA L Limit Idiff L limit Off 0 25 mA 15 0 mA H Limit Itou H limit Off 0 25 mA 15 0 mA L Limit Itou L limit Off 0 25 mA 15 0 mA Test circuit Figure 4 41 Measurement of Leak s and Power Leak s Power measurement procedure Select the Leak s Power function ...

Page 34: ...it U 60 V 120 V Output connections Output External Socket Test mode Mode Manual Auto Delay time for AUTO mode Delay 2 s 30 s Test limits Discharging time limit Limit t 1 s 5 s Measuring principle Output External The measuring principle of the Discharging time function is as following Phase The device under test is connected to supply voltage via an external socket The instrument monitors the volta...

Page 35: ... calculated voltage value the timer is stopped The instrument re calculates the measured time to a value as it would be if the disconnection occurred at the maximum voltage value 1 peak voltage 4 Ulim 2 voltage at disconnection time 5 moment of disconnection 3 calculated voltage value 6 discharging time Figure 4 44 Measuring principle external Test circuit Output External Figure 4 45 Discharging T...

Page 36: ... Time measurement results Output External Measuring principle Output Socket The measuring principle of the Discharging time function is as following Phase The DEVICE UNDER TEST is connected to the mains test socket The instrument monitors the mains voltage and internally stores the peak voltage value Phase The instrument disconnects the DEVICE UNDER TEST from the supply and the voltage at the supp...

Page 37: ...he Discharging Time function Set test parameters limits Connect the device under test to the mains test socket on the instrument Start measurement Measurement can be stopped manually or automatically Save results optional Figure 4 48 Examples of Discharging Time measurement results Output Socket ...

Page 38: ... any special indirect incidental exemplary or punitive damages resulting from loss of use interruption of business or loss of profits even if Metrel has been advised of the possibility of such damages If the customer s unit is out of warranty but needs repairs a quote for repair will be provided via the Partner Distributor through which the instrument was sent in Notes Any unauthorized repair or c...

Page 39: ...writing of Metrel and on terms that the customer shall indemnify Metrel in full against all loss including loss of profit costs including the cost of all labour and materials used damages charges and expenses incurred by Metrel as a result of cancellation The minimum charge for such cancellation will be 25 of the total value of the goods ordered ...

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